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OMG I can play a song now
I just realized that I know enough chords in the same key to play a song. I picked out the chords to Raglan Road by ear and have been playing it over and over and singing along. Badly, but I'm doing it. I'm so happy.
My fingers are very very sore, but that's bothering me a lot less than the buzzing is. The better I play, the stronger it gets. When I hit clunkers there is not a strong enough reasonance to make the buzz. I'm definitely asking my instructor about that tomorrow and taking the mandolin in on Tuesday. If I'm late to class, so be it.
Okay, I'd LIKE to be that committed, but I'm not. Maybe I'll run the mandolin down on my lunch break or something.
I also picked out chords to The Star of the County Down. I'm not as good at playing that one yet, but it's coming along. It's a good thing some of my favorite songs are the slower ones or this would be a LOT more frustrating. Though I have heard a couple of faster versions of County Down that I like, so when I'm better I'm going to try that rhythm.
I'll just be over here squeeing alternately with delight and pain as I attempt more songs.
My fingers are very very sore, but that's bothering me a lot less than the buzzing is. The better I play, the stronger it gets. When I hit clunkers there is not a strong enough reasonance to make the buzz. I'm definitely asking my instructor about that tomorrow and taking the mandolin in on Tuesday. If I'm late to class, so be it.
Okay, I'd LIKE to be that committed, but I'm not. Maybe I'll run the mandolin down on my lunch break or something.
I also picked out chords to The Star of the County Down. I'm not as good at playing that one yet, but it's coming along. It's a good thing some of my favorite songs are the slower ones or this would be a LOT more frustrating. Though I have heard a couple of faster versions of County Down that I like, so when I'm better I'm going to try that rhythm.
I'll just be over here squeeing alternately with delight and pain as I attempt more songs.